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Spiritual Life and Professional Ethics

No. 604
Date:
1997.12.23~24
Place: Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
Occasion: International 4-Day Retreat
Language: English

Subtitle: Traditional Chinese

Highlights

Master reminds disciples of the concepts to be embraced and the guidelines to be followed on the spiritual path, emphasizing that spiritual attainment is the only worthy goal and the top priority of human existence. It is not enough to simply pray daily for material comfort or smooth solutions to our problems; we must also practice until we are one with God and know that we are God. Paying excessive attention to material possessions is not only onerous, but also lowers our spiritual level and greatly hampers our progress in meditation. In addition, over-eating makes our meditation unstable; being eighty percent full is enough; only then will the next meal be more delicious. And we must fulfill our family obligations before we can make spiritual progress.